Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 23.8% more expensive than Israel.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Israel, you would:
pay 21.7% more for restaurants
|
Israel
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
₪70.96
|
$22.84
DKK161.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.73
₪55.23
|
$19.35
DKK136.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
₪9.78
|
$3.01
DKK21.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
₪7.69
|
$2.44
DKK17.29
|
|
pay 50.6% more for groceries
|
Israel
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
₪8.41
|
$7.20
DKK50.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
₪26.02
|
$5.63
DKK39.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.77
₪25.38
|
$8.02
DKK56.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
₪14.02
|
$4.78
DKK33.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
₪16.86
|
$5.87
DKK41.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
₪5.21
|
$0.98
DKK6.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.38
|
$1.17
DKK8.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₪2.96
|
$1.30
DKK9.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.36
|
$0.78
DKK5.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₪2.36
|
$1.17
DKK8.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.26
|
$1.43
DKK10.15
|
|
pay 1.7% more for transportation
|
Israel
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
₪26.80
|
$7.27
DKK51.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.86
₪209.44
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,349.49
₪143,795.25
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
₪47.64
|
?? | |
pay 13.6% more for housing
|
Israel
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.90
₪100.86
|
$61.08
DKK432.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$996.96
₪3,738.20
|
$785.35
DKK5,558.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$867.88
₪3,254.19
|
$790.49
DKK5,595.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.21
₪615.71
|
$94.06
DKK665.79
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Israel
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$878.81
₪3,295.18
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,812.07
₪44,290.54
|
?? |
pay 17.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.94
₪29.77
|
$8.62
DKK61.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
₪13.77
|
$6.11
DKK43.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.64
₪36.13
|
$10.06
DKK71.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.13
₪240.48
|
$50.02
DKK354.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.47
₪43.02
|
$15.09
DKK106.82
|
|
pay 37.4% more for clothing
|
Israel
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.32
₪312.41
|
$141.28
DKK1,000.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.42
₪200.29
|
$50.30
DKK356.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.69
₪422.54
|
$146.12
DKK1,034.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.71
₪482.61
|
$201.22
DKK1,424.21
|
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